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Because the abstract quality of Faulkner’s language causes the reader to be more aware of the language itself than of its referent, we do not engage fully with the objects of description or reference but, rather, ‘watch’ the language perform or experience it in passing, like the shifting imagery upon the film screen.

Citation

Lurie, Peter. "'Some Trashy Myth of Reality's Escape': Romance, History, and Film Viewing in Absalom, Absalom!" American Literature. 73 (2001): 563-597. Print.

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Lurie argues that even Faulkner's language itself in Absalom, Absalom! is "filmic":

Because the abstract quality of Faulkner's language causes the reader to be more aware of the language itself than of its referent, we do not engage fully with the objects of description or reference but, rather, 'watch' the language perform or experience it in passing, like the shifting imagery upon the film screen. (574-5)